Grappling Industries Boca Raton – March 19, 2016

David Aguzzi

January 26th, 2016

Grappling Industries makes its FLORIDA debut in Boca Raton on Saturday, MARCH 19 for a Round Robin Gi and NoGi Tournament Tournament. The tournament is taking place at Lynn University’s Basketball Gymnasium!

FORMAT / PROTOCOL: The event will be round robin (multiple matches), gi and nogi, and will follow IBJJF Points / Advantages! Currently, in #GrapplingIndustries HEEL HOOKS, TWISTERS, and REAPING are allowed for ADVANCED ADULT NOGI and ABSOLUTE NOGI divisions. There are kids, juniors, teens, adults, and masters divisions. All matches in the round robin and absolute divisions will be 5 minutes.

SPECTATORS: Spectator tickets can be bought at the check-in table to our event, where event bracelets can be bought for $15 each. Kids can watch the event for free.

COMPETITOR’S LISTS: Competitor’s lists by division and academy will be posted to our website news feed and Facebook page starting a full week before registration is set to close!

CHANGE/REFUND DEADLINE: You will have until 5pm the day after registration closes to make any changes to your registration or to request a refund. You can do this by messaging us on the CONTACT TAB of our website. After this, we apologize but it is too late and any requests will be denied.

BRACKETS/SCHEDULE: On Thursday, March 17 we will post both the brackets and event schedule. Note: You will be able to find both the brackets and the schedule on our website news feed and Facebook Page!

CHECK-INS & WEIGH-INS: *Please Read Very Carefully*
Takes place on day of the event (Subject to change on schedule):

>7:30am to 8:45am deadline (All Gi and NoGi Kids and Teens / Adult Gi Absolutes)
>7:30am to 9:45am deadline (Gi Adult and Masters divisions)
>10am to 2:45pm tentative deadline (Adult and Masters NoGi Absolutes and divisions)
*You do not have to weigh-in with your gi on. You only need to weigh-in once if competing in several divisions.

NOTE: Please consult the schedule we release on the Friday night prior to the event. We cannot yet say for sure when the NoGi (Absolutes, Adults, and Masters) divisions will start until the schedule is created. Tentatively, we plan to start NoGi at 3pm with the weigh-ins closing at 2:45pm for them but this might be subject to change depending on if we surpass expectations.

-Kids and Teens Gi as well as the Adult Gi Absolutes will start at 9am followed by Kids and Teens NoGi. -This will be followed by the Gi Adult and Master divisions.
-Once Gi is almost complete, we will kick off NoGi with the Absolutes followed by the remaining NoGi Adult and Master divisions.

We ask that you make sure to be at the event 75 minutes before your SCHEDULED division time that you will find out the Thursday before the event.

BONUSES: There are 10 $300 Cash prizes available! They go to the winners of the following divisions which you must pre-register for ahead of time:

Male White Belt Absolute

Male Blue Belt Absolute

Male Purple Belt Absolute

Male Brown / Black Belt Absolute

Male NoGi Absolute -170lbs

Male NoGi Absolute +170lbs

Female White / Blue Belt Absolute

Female Purple + Belt Absolute

Female NoGi Absolute -61kg

Female NoGi Absolute +61kg

IMPORTANT NOTE: There must be at least 4 competitors signed up in an absolute for the cash prize in that division to be activated!

*All the fights from the tournament will be recorded and uploaded within the week following the tournament via on our YouTube channel!

There will also be a lot of sponsor giveaways and photographers will be on scene shooting the event! Absolutely beautiful gold, silver, and bronze medals for all divisions! Sponsors have already signed up to support the event with booths on location, giveaways, and advertising support!

NEW WORKERS ALWAYS WELCOME: We are always willing to hire more help for our events to run even smoother. Feel free to email us at GrapplingIndustries@gmail.com if interested in working at the event.